Is Oadby, Leicestershire a nice place to live?

Is Oadby a nice place to live or is Oadby a bit rough? For us there are a number of factors that make any town a nice place to live, like a low crime rate, low levels of deprivation, the good health of the residents, rent affordability and excellent wages. In this article we will see if Oadby meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Oadby?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Oadby. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. Naturally rural areas have less crime than urban areas, but for this part of our town assessment we've looked at the 10 wards nearest to the centre of Oadby. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Oadby Uplands	27366
2	Oadby Grange	27158
3	Oadby Woodlands	26369
4	Oadby Brocks Hill	25887
5	Wigston Meadowcourt	25248
6	Wigston St Wolstan's	22392
7	Thurnby & Houghton	20688
8	Wigston All Saints	18007
9	Oadby St Peter's	17024
10	Evington	14587

Is Oadby a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Oadby, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. For this section of the town assessment, we've examined government health statistics from the 2021 Census General Health question and the Indices of Multiple Deprivation's health element.The table below shows what percentage of Oadby residents answered saying their health was either bad or very bad. To pass this section, the local authority has to have a percentage score less than or equal to 7%.

Local Authority	%
Harborough	3.7
Blaby	4.19
Oadby and Wigston (Oadby)	4.81
Leicester	5.23

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Oadby. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average LSOA rank for 10 wards nearest to the centre of Oadby. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Thurnby & Houghton (Best)	29817
2	Oadby Woodlands	27063
3	Oadby Grange	26358
4	Oadby Brocks Hill	23317
5	Oadby Uplands	23245
6	Wigston Meadowcourt	21319
7	Wigston St Wolstan's	20209
8	Wigston All Saints	15017
9	Oadby St Peter's	13630
10	Evington (Worst)	12718

Is Oadby rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Oadby. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space. To pass this section as the town assessment, 8 out of 10 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Oadby Grange	29398
2	Oadby Brocks Hill	28629
3	Oadby Woodlands	28448
4	Oadby Uplands	28131
5	Thurnby & Houghton	26266
6	Wigston Meadowcourt	25084
7	Wigston St Wolstan's	23234
8	Wigston All Saints	20953
9	Oadby St Peter's	17531
10	Evington	13406

How affordable are the rents in Oadby?

Every six months the Office for National statitics publishes a snapshot of rental costs. These market rental statistics are dated September 2023. We have used the median rental figure for this assessment as we believe this is a more realistic figure than the average (mean) that can be skewed by artificially low and high rents. To pass this section, Oadby rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Leicestershire.

Beds	Oadby and Wigston	Leicestershire
1	£500	£495
2	£650	£625
3	£825	£750
4	£1150	£1100

How much can I earn in Oadby per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Oadby, you'll want to know how much you can earn in a job in the town. Every year the government publishes statistics on gross weekly pay, these figures are for September 2023. To pass this section Oadby's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Harborough	£701.20
2	Blaby	£689.90
3	Oadby and Wigston (Oadby)	£574.90
4	Leicester UA	£553.90

So, is Oadby a nice place to live?

* Probably.